Comments on: WAC football (and basketball): No expansion news … yethttp://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2011/03/31/wac-football-and-basketball-no-expansion-news-yet/
With Jon WilnerSun, 05 Nov 2017 03:16:00 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.5By: gcufanhttp://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2011/03/31/wac-football-and-basketball-no-expansion-news-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-66842
Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:29:42 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=19155#comment-66842GCU has no current plans to add football. They ARE looking to move to DI and looking for a conference invitation so they can move forward when the moratorium lifts this summer. I believe they have approached the WAC regarding joining as a non-football member, similar to Denver.
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Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:11:09 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=19155#comment-66643@GCUFAN

So are these rumors legit? Is GCU adding football? Is GCU trying to move up to D-1, FBS status?

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Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:25:15 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=19155#comment-66517Actually, GCU already has 11 men’s and 9 women’s teams (12 and 10 if you count indoor track along with track). They will drop lacrosse (men’s) at the end of this year. It’s probably not accurate that GCU is planning on adding 10 more teams. No need.

GCU’s programs are all fully funded for scholarships and currently GCU is ranked 4th in the DII Learfield Cup rankings on the strenght of their winter sports performances in m&w swimming (4th & 10th at ncaas), wrestling (7th at ncaas – one individual champion), m&w indoor track (8th & 18th at ncaas – one individual champion), and w basketball made the sweet 16 of the tournament and ended up ranked 9th.

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Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:37:57 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=19155#comment-66493GCU Lopes (Antelopes not Lopez as in JLo) are in DII Pac West Conference. BYU- Hawaii made it all the way to the DII Final 4. I think 2 or 3 more schools from Pac West made it far in the post season. I follow DII athletics too since my Alma Matter, Cal State L.A., is in DII CCAA.

Wish my Alma Matter had a healthy budget, more school spirit and a football team. Then maybe we could join Big Sky or WAC.

Sarcasm and disbelief was my original reaction to the “Grand Canyon University” comment. Then I spent 5 minutes googleing them.

They are a legit for-profit Baptist/Christian University (believe it or not). GCU has an enrollment around ~25,000 students.

The University currently has ~10 mens/womens teams. But they are apparently looking to add ~10 more programs including football. And the University does want to make jump… all the way up to FBS??!?!!??!!

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Sun, 03 Apr 2011 19:23:46 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=19155#comment-66440I know some guys who do casual sports in their spare time. Where is the WAC application so I can forward it to them?
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Sat, 02 Apr 2011 20:50:10 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=19155#comment-66413University of Phoenix. Nice stadium. 200,000+ students, or so they claim. They can put together a team. Or how about ITT?
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Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:47:59 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=19155#comment-66412Seattle University was at one time reported to be in discussions as a non-football member. The last I had read about this, WAC officials were busy extending offers to Montana, Texas San Antonio, and Texas State, with Denver and Seattle as contingency plans.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2011 04:35:57 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=19155#comment-66388Grand Canyon University in Phoenix is trying to make the jump to D1 and rumor has it that they have contacted the WAC. Former UA interim coach Russ Pennell is the HC at Grand Canyon.
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